Use our guide to install your new decorative grille
Installation
- Remove your old vent and use a damp cloth or rag with all purpose cleaner to wipe the wall and duct opening
- Use painters tape to cover the wall around the duct then spray the ductwork flat black
- Let the paint dry then remove tape
- Center grille ( a level may be helpful) and use provided hardware to install
- If you do not hit a stud or metal flange with the screw, remove, and use drywall anchors to install ( particularly on the ceiling and with larger sized grilles)
- If the provided screw tabs do not stay in place, you may want to use a small amount of adhesive or replace with color coordinating screws.
- Contact us with any questions
- Video Installing a Beaux-Arts Classic Products Grille
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Damper Installation
Before You Start: The adjustment control can be located at the top or the bottom of the damper depending on which way it is turned. The damper adjustment is controlled by a screwdriver. Some of our grille/damper combinations work best when the control is on the bottom, others on the top. Place your decorative grille over the damper and insert a screwdriver through the grille to the adjustment control. Determine the best way to turn the damper and position the grille to allow the screwdriver to control the damper adjustment. Now you are ready to install.
Installing Dampers: The Opposed Blade Dampers that Beaux-Arts sells fit inside the duct. The screws we provide are self cutting and should be used to secure the damper to the side of the galvanized steel duct. Two screw holes are located on each side of the damper. Use a power screwdriver to screw the screws into the side of the duct. This type of screw will easily cut through the sheet metal duct and secure the damper. One screw per side should be enough to hold the damper firmly in place. Make sure the damper is not sticking out from the wall, because the grille needs to be flush to the wall. We paint the damper flat black prior to shipping. Sometimes you will also need to paint the duct flat black also, depending on how much unpainted galvanized steel you can see through. Because of the flat black paint the opposed blades on the damper may be sticky at first. To unstuck the blades move them with your fingers. If the screw driver adjustment used to open or close the damper blades doesn’t line up with an opening in the decorative grille, don’t worry. You can just stick your fingers through the grille and move one of the damper blades. By moving one blade you move all the blades. Since adjusting your damper is an infrequent event, this should be no problem.